Sounds Of Summer 2005

Created by the people behind the popular four-day Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, the Zooma Tour brings Bonnaroo's spirit on the road. Zooma will feature bands on two stages as well as an activity village. Former Phish frontman Trey Anastasio and Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals are co-headliners on the inaugural tour, beginning June 16 in Camden, N.J. Joining them will be a rotation of bands including Medeski Martin & Wood, Jurassic 5, Black Keys, Toots & The Maytals and Ray Lamontagne.

Photo: Trey Anastasio plays during the band Phish's final performance, Aug. 16, 2004, in Coventry, Vt.

Reba McEntire

On hiatus from her self-titled television show, singer-actress Reba McEntire is looking forward to hitting the road. "I love to travel," she says. "I'm a gypsy at heart." The gypsy in McEntire will be satisfied this summer, when she joins Brad Paisley and Terri Clark on a 35-city tour dubbed "Two Hats and a Redhead" (you figure out which is which). The caravan makes its first stop in Denver June 3.

Photo: McEntire performs at the CMT Music Awards, April 11, 2005, in Nashville, Tenn.

Anger Management

As if pairing Eminem and 50 Cent isn't wild enough, Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz are going to be joining the rappers on their "Anger Management 3" tour, which kicks off June 7 in Noblesville, Ind. But expect the super-producer and his crew to provide more of a party vibe than an angry vibe - and they've got plenty to party about. The crunk-masters' latest album has sold more than two million copies, and Lil Jon's imprint has been on some of the past year's biggest hits, from Usher's "Yeah!" to his own "Lovers & Friends."

Photo: Lil Jon performs during the MTV Video Music Awards, in Miami, Aug. 29, 2004.

James Taylor

It's been more than 30 years since James Taylor released his self-titled debut solo album, but his songs still resonate with millions of fans - and plenty still support the folky singer-songwriter every time he goes out on the (not-so) "Lonesome Road." He'll launch a 30-city tour this summer, beginning June 17 in Hartford, Conn.

Photo: Taylor performs at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, April 23, 2005.

Destiny's Child

The last time the women of Destiny's Child performed together, they were teenagers. Now, after three years apart, they are celebrating a "Destiny Fulfilled," with an album and world tour of the same name. Beyonc

Motley Crue

"Girls Girls Girls" is still on the setlist, but the men of Motley Crue say their bad boy days of groupies and mayhem are over. On their current reunion tour, says bassist Nikki Sixx, "We kind of laugh at ourselves a lot. We realize that we are very silly. Our history speaks for itself. ... It seems like the world is like our playground." Their first U.S. playdate is June 24 in Colorado Springs.

Photo: Mic Mars, left, Tommy Lee, rear left,, Nikki Sixx, rear right, and Vince Neil pose in Los Angeles, Feb. 11, 2005.

Dierks Bentley

Nashville's Dierks Bentley is a modern day troubadour, playing 200 shows a year. Given travel time, that's 300 bus days on the road. Bentley, whose 2003 self-titled debut sold more than 1 million copies, will spend this summer - where else? - on tour, supporting his latest release, "Modern Day Drifter." He's already on the road, but his first appearance of the official summer season is at the Chippewa Valley Country Festival, in Cadott, Wis., June 23.

Photo: Bentley onstage at Denver's Pepsi Center March 6, 2005.

Vans Warped Tour

The Vans Warped tour has become a venerable traveling punk rock circus as it heads into its 11th year, with a lineup of over 85 bands on six stages that includes The Offspring, Fall Out Boy, The Dropkick Murphys and even the veteran punk rocker Billy Idol on select dates. Gary Bongiovanni, editor of Pollstar, says ticket prices make it the biggest bargain summer festival.

Photo: The Dropkick Murphys perform at the Paradise Rock Club in Boston, Jan. 9, 2005.

Kenny Chesney

Whether it's romance or a performance, Country crooner Kenny Chesney seems to enjoy jumping right in. "I never look at the crowd to see what kind of crowd I have. I want to feel them when I walk out on stage," he told "48 Hours" in a 2004 interview. On the road since May, the tour ends Aug. 28 in Louisville -- after which the honeymoon can begin.

Photo: Chesney performs during the 40th annual Academy of Country Music Awards, in Las Vegas, May 17, 2005.

Los Lonely Boys

Most families would self-destruct if you put them on a confining tour bus and sent them out on the road for months straight. But not the Los Lonely Boys. In fact, family is what keeps the Grammy-winning band of brothers going strong. Says guitarist Henry Garza, "We'll be on the road for months at a time and then we'll be home and we'll see each other the next day and it's like we never saw each other."

Photo: Los Lonely Boys Henry, left, and Jojo Garza perform at the Grammy Awards, Feb. 13, 2005, in Los Angeles.

Wilco

Frontman Jeff Tweedy and the rest of his Chicago-based band will be headlining a tour through June, while also hitting summer festivals such as Bonnaroo. "There's enough space (in the songs) to interpret things from night to night," Tweedy said, talking about the sets they're planning. "A lot of the songs have lots of room for improvisation." He's also pumped about the band's new lineup. "I think it's the tightest union the band has ever felt," he said.

Photo: Tweedy and bassist John Stirratt, left, perform in New York, June 17, 2004, prior to a National Public Radio recording.